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Rabbit Hunting ↗
Rabbit hunting is asking to see undealt community cards after a hand is over.
Race ↗
A race is a high variance hand, often involving big pairs against drawing hands.
Rack ↗
A rack is the tray or container holding poker chips.
Rag ↗
A rag is a low-value community card that rarely improves hands.
Ragged ↗
A ragged board contains low unconnected cards with little coordination.
Rail ↗
The rail is the seating area where non‑playing spectators watch poker.
Railbird ↗
A railbird is someone who watches poker hands from the rail or online.
Rainbow ↗
A rainbow board has three community cards all in different suits.
Raise ↗
To raise is to increase the current bet size during a betting round.
Raise Blind ↗
Raising the blind involves reraising blind-level bets to exert pressure.
Rake ↗
Rake is the fee the house takes from each pot in cash games.
Rakeback ↗
Rakeback is a rebate players receive based on the rake they generated.
Range ↗
Your range is the full set of possible hands you might have in a situation.
Range Advantage ↗
Range advantage means your range is stronger than your opponent’s on a given board.
Rank ↗
Rank refers to the value order of cards: 2 through Ace.
Rap ↗
Rap is a quick verbal tap to indicate folding instead of mucking cards silently.
Raquel Welch ↗
Raquel Welch — an old-school slang nickname for a pair of Queens (Q‑Q) as hole cards in Texas Hold’em. Explanation. The nickname “Raquel Welch” comes from the Hollywood actress famously associated with glamour and the…
Rathole ↗
A rathole is chips lost to the house rake or slow profit extraction.
Ratholing ↗
Ratholing is removing winnings from the table mid‑session.
Razz ↗
Razz is a stud poker variant where the lowest hand wins.
Re-buy ↗
A re‑buy is purchasing more chips during a rebuy period in a tournament.
Re‑draw ↗
Re‑draw refers to drawing one or more cards again in draw variants.
Re‑Entry ↗
Re‑entry is rejoining a tournament after busting within allowed time.
Re‑raise ↗
To re‑raise is raising after an initial raise has been made.
Read ↗
A read is interpreting opponent behavior to infer hand strength.
Reading ↗
Reading is the practice of profiling opponents to anticipate decisions.
Rebuy ↗
A rebuy is purchasing additional chips during early tournament play.
Redeal ↗
Redeal is voiding a hand and starting over due to misdeal or rule violation.
Redraw ↗
A redraw happens when a player draws new cards in stud due to duplicate exposures.
Reg ↗
A “reg” is a regular, skilled player who plays consistently at specific games.
Removal ↗
Removal refers to how having certain cards in your hand reduces opponents’ possible combinations.
Represent ↗
To represent means to act as if you hold a certain hand to mislead opponents.
Reverse Implied Odds ↗
Reverse implied odds describe potential future losses from dominated or second-best hands.
Reverse Tell ↗
A reverse tell is intentional behavior meant to mislead opponents about your hand.
Ribbon Clerk ↗
A ribbon clerk marks players seating by color ribbons at tournament tables.
Ring Game ↗
A ring game is a cash game with no entry fee and flexible seating.
River ↗
The river is the fifth and final community card in flop-style poker.
River C‑bet ↗
A river c‑bet is a continuation bet made on the river after taking initiative earlier.
Rock ↗
A rock is a very tight and passive player who rarely bluffs or raises.
ROI ↗
ROI is return on investment—profit relative to tournament entry cost.